Student Level: Beginner as well as all levels
Type of Workshop: Project/Process
Prerequisite: None

"The Twirly Swirly Journals", as the name implies, these journals are full of just about anything you can imagine that swirls and twirls. Elegant, a little bit girly, but above all, unusual and slightly quirky, this series of Journals will get your head spinning with more and more ideas of how you can add a new dimension to your journaling. We'll start with a basic pre-made hard bound book construction, collage the cover, bind it with a simple binding method, work with lots of fun twirls and swirls by adding fold out pages, quotes, text and other fun oddities using provided collage sheets. I'll be bringing lots of swirly rubber stamps, templates and stencils to work with and to top it all off we'll add a plethora of beads, trinkets and baubles that dangle from the spine to finish off this delightful journal.

Will most likely not complete in class, but will leave with skills and confidence to finish up at home.

Kit/Materials Fee (payable to instructor at class time):

• $10.00 includes:
• premade book cover
• waxed linen for bookbinding
• imagery

Student should bring:

• 2 sheets of Canson Mi-Teintes (19" X 25") drawing paper in your choice of color (available at
• Michael's, Dick Blick, Hobby Lobby) cut to size (see on-line page prep tutorial)
• On line page prep tutorial - (Click here for page prep tutorial)
• Several sheets of softly patterned scrap book paper to coordinate with paper color choice
• Beads and bauble to coordinate
• Elmer's Glue
• Various paint colors (craft paint jars are fine)
• Inexpensive 1" natural bristle brush (as found at home improvement centers)
• Several sheets of Bristol paper if you would like to trace my stencils for later use

Optional:

• Heat gun